Calycanthus occidentalis | |
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The flowers do not have distinct sepals and petals. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Calycanthaceae |
Genus: | Calycanthus |
Species: | C. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Calycanthus occidentalis, commonly called spice bush or western sweetshrub, [3] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Calycanthaceae that is native to California and Washington state. It grows along streams and moist canyons in the foothills of mountains. [4]
Calycanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 4 m (13 ft). Its leaves are opposite, and grow to about 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8–3.1 in) wide. They are more-or-less ovate with acute tips, a rounded base. The flowers appear from late spring to early fall. The flowers do not have distinctive sepals and petals, but have swirls of dark red to burgundy colored petal-like structures called tepals, 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) long and 0.5–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) wide. The flowers open to about 5 cm (2 in) wide. The tepals enclose about 10–15 stamens. [5] [6] The flowers are pollinated by beetles of the family Nitidulidae. [7]
Calycanthus occidentalis is native to California and Washington. [2] [3] [5] It grows along streams and on moist canyon slopes at elevations of 200–1,600 m (700–5,200 ft). [5]
Calycanthus occidentalis | |
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The flowers do not have distinct sepals and petals. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Calycanthaceae |
Genus: | Calycanthus |
Species: | C. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.
[2]
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Calycanthus occidentalis, commonly called spice bush or western sweetshrub, [3] is a species of flowering shrub in the family Calycanthaceae that is native to California and Washington state. It grows along streams and moist canyons in the foothills of mountains. [4]
Calycanthus occidentalis is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 4 m (13 ft). Its leaves are opposite, and grow to about 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8–3.1 in) wide. They are more-or-less ovate with acute tips, a rounded base. The flowers appear from late spring to early fall. The flowers do not have distinctive sepals and petals, but have swirls of dark red to burgundy colored petal-like structures called tepals, 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) long and 0.5–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) wide. The flowers open to about 5 cm (2 in) wide. The tepals enclose about 10–15 stamens. [5] [6] The flowers are pollinated by beetles of the family Nitidulidae. [7]
Calycanthus occidentalis is native to California and Washington. [2] [3] [5] It grows along streams and on moist canyon slopes at elevations of 200–1,600 m (700–5,200 ft). [5]